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gold 05-03-2012 02:03 PM

Best Flight schools for time building
 
I'm looking for flight schools that are good for time building and pay average to above average.

I want to find a flight school where I could log 100 hrs a month without trying.

I have experience instructing and have a CFI/CFII/MEI

I have instructed international students before and understand the dynamics and politics involved.

My preference would be to find a job in the southern california area.

DL31082 05-03-2012 03:11 PM

Being a cfi isn't just about how many hours you can build.

chrisreedrules 05-03-2012 04:23 PM


Originally Posted by gold (Post 1181314)
I'm looking for flight schools that are good for time building and pay average to above average.

I want to find a flight school where I could log 100 hrs a month without trying.

I have experience instructing and have a CFI/CFII/MEI

I have instructed international students before and understand the dynamics and politics involved.

My preference would be to find a job in the southern california area.

lol... get in line buddy... good CFI jobs aren't exactly a dime a dozen these days.

mike734 05-03-2012 04:38 PM

I spoke to a CFI teaching out of San Carlos (SQL) recently. He said he and his colleagues keep what they charge per hour ($60-75/hr) and at least one of them makes $100k/yr. I didn't argue with him.

I would suggest moving to an area with good weather and lots of rich people with lots of spare time. For LA that sounds like Santa Monica. You're not going to fly 100/mo without really trying however! ;)

gold 05-03-2012 07:00 PM


Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 1181406)
I spoke to a CFI teaching out of San Carlos (SQL) recently. He said he and his colleagues keep what they charge per hour ($60-75/hr) and at least one of them makes $100k/yr. I didn't argue with him.

I would suggest moving to an area with good weather and lots of rich people with lots of spare time. For LA that sounds like Santa Monica. You're not going to fly 100/mo without really trying however! ;)

I'm looking for a flight school with international students where each student usually fly's everyday. I wouldn't need to try very hard at a flight school that needs CFIs and has plenty of International students. Having 3-6 students that fly 5-10 times a week would be ideal. I would consider reasonable pay to be roughly $18-$30 per flight and ground hour. I need hours quick for a part 91 job that I'm about 600 short on.

gold 05-03-2012 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by chrisreedrules (Post 1181395)
lol... get in line buddy... good CFI jobs aren't exactly a dime a dozen these days.

What would you consider a good flight school?

Tecnam P2006T PIC, huh?

gold 05-03-2012 07:09 PM


Originally Posted by DL31082 (Post 1181354)
Being a cfi isn't just about how many hours you can build.

Being a CFI is not my career, is it yours?

Rotor2prop 05-03-2012 07:27 PM


Originally Posted by gold (Post 1181526)
Being a CFI is not my career, is it yours?

To be honest thats a **** poor attitude to have. While being a CFI may not be a "career" for many people it is still something you should do 100%. You shouldn't have become a CFI if don't want to be a "CFI". It is not fair to your students and to the profession. Go tow banners or fly jumpers if you don't want to teach.

chrisreedrules 05-03-2012 07:50 PM


Originally Posted by gold (Post 1181524)
What would you consider a good flight school?

Tecnam P2006T PIC, huh?

that depends on what your looking for...

...if your looking to build hours fast, then a school with international students would be ideal. You sorta missed the best time to score one of those jobs though. The summer is already here and regionals aren't hiring much right now so a lot of current CFI's are staying put. There are currently more than a few CFI's at the school where I did my training with well north of 1500TT. But good luck.

chrisreedrules 05-03-2012 07:53 PM


Originally Posted by gold (Post 1181526)
Being a CFI is not my career, is it yours?

...not to mention the delivery in your initial post was pretty cocky and you seem to have a misplaced sense of entitlement. Correct me if I'm wrong here... You just seem to have a bad attitude judging by the tone of this post^ and the original post. Like I said before, good luck!


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